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benodic: the best answer for a fool is silence.

if the moslems in the world had learnt this wise saying all this nonsense about drawings would have stopped.

but due to the fact that anytime this issue arises moslems take to the streets in protest, that means they have shown their detractors their sore point.

i do not think it will ever stop. violence is never the answer to provocation but sweet surrender to God to take care of the situation

You have spoken well, You should know that nothing can stop Muslim from been violent as long as they have this Instruction from their book.
But the truth is that, drawing Muhammed is not Christlike as well. I think this Ideal must be from the Church goers. No true christian will partake in such an event!

somze: When Is Palm Sunday ?
Palm Sunday, the final Sunday before Easter Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week. Christian churches distribute palms (and sometimes pussy willows) on Palm Sunday to commemorate Christ's triumphal entrance into Jerusalem, when palm branches were placed in His path, before His arrest and Crucifixion on Good Friday.

What do people do?

Many churches hold special Palm Sunday services that involve distributing palms to the congregation. Branches of olive, box elder, spruce or other trees are used in places where palms are not available. They are later hung up in houses for good luck, buried to preserve crops, or used to decorate graves. The custom of decorating graves with blessed palms still exists in some parts of Germany. Ashes from these palms are used for Ash Wednesday.

Processions take place in Spain, particularly in Seville, during Holy Week and start on Palm Sunday. These processions portray the Passion of Jesus Christ, which refers to Jesus’ suffering prior to his trial and execution. Piazzas in front of many churches throughout Italy are filled with people, including vendors selling olive and palm branches. Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is often reenacted with a procession in Rome on Palm Sunday. The priests and deacons wear red garments and blessed palms are distributed during the church service.

Many churches in Greece celebrate Palm Sunday in a solemn manner. They call it kyriake, heorte ton baion, heorte baiophoros, or Lazarus Sunday, because they have the feast of Lazarus’ resurrection prior to Palm Sunday. Many Greek Orthodox churches celebrate Palm Sunday at a later date than the date that many western churches have for the day. This is because many Greek Orthodox churches still use the Julian calendar, which predates the Gregorian calendar used in many countries.

Background

Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week, which is the week before Easter, commemorating events in the last days of Jesus Christ’s life. According to Christian belief, Jesus rode into Jerusalem where people gave him a hero’s welcome during the Jewish Passover celebration. They heard about his miracles and regarded him as the leader who would deliver them from the Roman Empire’s domination. They carried palm branches, which is a traditional symbol of victory, and spread them throughout the streets before him.

Many western churches have observed palm blessings and distributions to the congregation on Palm Sunday since the middle ages. Early references to Palm Sunday observations, including a procession and blessing of palms, go as far back as the fourth and eighth centuries. Many modern Christian churches, including the Catholic and eastern churches, as well as the Lutheran, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches celebrate Palm Sunday as part of Holy Week.
Symbols

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The palm branch is traditionally a symbol of joy and victory. It is a sign of victory over the flesh and the world in Christianity. It is also associated in memory of Christian martyrs. Willow is commonly used instead of palm branches in some European countries. They are sometimes placed in the fields to ensure that there will be good crops.

Plz sir/ma, Can you back this up with bible chapters? It will be fine if you can.

The giver of life i thank you for your wonderous work towards me, Without you i will be nothing of value today. Be thou Exalted Lord.

Christ did not focus on tithing even if it was still valid, it was not the most important for him.
He could ve really capitalise on tithing if it was the most. As long as Christ did not condenm tithing, we ought not to neglect it.
But it should be a (song in the church today) ""Pay ur tithe, pay ur tithe abundant blessing is awaiting u, pay ur tithe)"" hahaha, so funny puting much worries in peoples heart.
Let everyone who believe he's truely blessing God do so my his or her self. Wrong to sing in thier ears. The tithe is not paid because one needs to get it back.
That shouldnt be the aim.

Zikkyy: So how do we send our tithe to the high priest?

, by giving willingly to the work of the church/poor people etc.
And the most important, by obeying all the law. Not neglecting some, not fabricating some, not twisting some.
Obedent to Gods work is what Christ keep telling the people.

chukwudi44: Tithing has no place in christian lexicon.Beleivers are encouraged to contribute to the church out of their own volition.joagbaje mentioned tithing before the law how many times did abraham pay tithes to melchizedek?where did he say we must repeat this tithe ?

You mentioned paying 2 the high priest so could you please show me where Jesus as high priest received or asked anyone 2 receive tithes on his behalf?

The bold are good questions. I would also love to know how and where it is in the scripture.

Thank you for posting, i hope all this Catholics will take thier time to read through this article. The truth is so clear facing them in thier face but they will keep blind eyes.
It is either u worship Christ in vain or u worship him in Truth by obedience to the law of Christ.

Pope Benedict and company need to repent and believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ, because the blood of untold millions is upon their hands, and upon the hands of all of those who work hand in hand with them.

These Popes are not fools, they know the truth, but ignores it intensionally.
Those who follow thier way are not forced. The bible is there to correct their steps if only they are willing.

South Africa’s Muslim Judicial Council on Wednesday warned of consequences of “secular extremism” against any religious faith.

It said any “insult and satire” of Jesus targeted “the very foundation of Islamic theology.”

Christ is a revered prophet in Islam.

What has this got to do with Islam? Cant they just let Christ word manifest.
They are out because of envy, not really beacuse they want to prove obedent to Christ.


[b]Luke 12:10 And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, [/b]but anyone who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.

Muslims are even worse than the Red bull drink manufacturer, they blasphem both against Christ and the Holy Spirit.

She was right but wrong to turn it all round. We can only be born again once (Ephesians 4:5) tells Jesus is the last sacrefice. The bible verses are  very clear for a born again to know a d understand his/her stands. You dont ve to be confused on this.

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.(I John 3:6.)

And we know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.
.( I John 5:18) Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. (I John 3:9)

Sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are not under the law, but under grace. (Rom. 6:14)

(2 Peter 2:20-21) If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. 21: It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.

Heb 10:26) For if we go on sinning deliberately after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins,

(Heb 6:4-6) 
For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
5: And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
6: If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

Romans 6:15 What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means!

NAIJAVOICE: Pastor Reverend Chukwuemeka Ezeuko aka Reverend King was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to death by hanging in January 2007 for the death of one of his church members.

Despite his incarceration, his church, Christian Praying Assembly, is still running. It was his birthday a few weeks ago and members of his church bought several ad spaces in one of the prominent newspapers in Nigeria where they showered him with praises. In one of the ad, he was compared to Jesus Christ, calling him The Father, His Holiness etc.

Quite a number of people were angry that the newspaper that ran the ad, not only because of the comparison, but because he was also a condemned man
http://trends.com.ng/2012/03/reverend-king-jesus-christ-church-members/

None is to be compared to "Jesus"...truely as @FAME-G is so right.
Fake/blind believer in display here.

Staying close to God is the best way to keep away from sin. You will find urself closer to God when you just can't get ur thoughts off his promises.
You just wont be confortable the day u did not lay ur hands on the Holy Bible. Brethren, know ye that Keeping distance with God is creating rooms for sinful thoughts/deeds.
Longing to be more and more sensitive to God's word will help you live a sin free life.

Paying tithe shouldn't be by force. If u end up paying a tithe only because the pastor reminded u to, that is absolutely not for God. Its a lost effort.
But if u willing give to God without any one reminding u to, then know ye that God does appreciates and receive such. The way and manner they press on tithing in churches of today is unscriptural.

FXKing2012: Damn these Muslims! Where is LagosShia?

This is nothing new to muslims. The another conforter of Islam, see how he has been conforting Gods children?
@sweetnectar is more concern about "this their fabricated another conforter"( he) Muhammed has done nothing good to humanity since the creation of Islam.
He has himself blamed already. And ignorants are still stock with his doctrine, too sad.

Sweetnecta: You see how I correct you without yelling?

I didnt see this, @sweetnecta, how did u correct me sir?

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1. Ur location.
2. Ur ISP
3. Ur cafe manager.
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I will email u, thanks.

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frosbel: But you also have to be aware that ""Orthodox Jews and religious Jews are more anti-Christ than Islam.""

Simply because they do not attach any importance to the person of Christ and in their Talmud often employ the use of very derogatory terminology to describe him.

So even though ISLAM is anti-Christ in terms of the concept of Messiah, they still respect and revere him. Orthodox Jews on the other hand despise him.

My fear for the church is the unholy alliance with these sects led and orchestrated by John Hagee.

AntiChrist is Anti-Christ, whice one be more or less? Christ said, if you are not for me, you are against me. Not you are "abit" against me.

Any doctrine that opposes Christ is one of the Antichrist.

kolaxy: Acts 26:9-11

Paul said,  “I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.  And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people (christians) in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.  Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.

Warning: If you are so obsessed in persecuting christians everywhere and on nairaland, just like Saul did before he met Jesus, I beg you to repent before it's too late. You may not get the same grace like Saul.

Jesus loves you.

Keep pouring it broda, God bless you.

What makes us christians? Of course, a Christian must forgive BH or else, how can we be forgiven by our heavenly Father.
In The lords prayer Jesus teaches us that (if we forgive those who trespass against us, God will as well forgive us. So as a Christian, BH will be/is forgiven.

goshen360: And Jesus was SILENT OR DID NOT TEACH TITHE TO HIS DISCIPLES. People cannot just understand simple biblical truth.

This is becos, the tithe was not more important than the Good news/gospel. Jesus aim was to win as many souls as he can for the Kingdom of God.
This is slightly recongnised in todays church.

theking5: My take on this is that some of dis materials are sold on d high side, where a cd is sold at 400naira or dvd for 1000naira , it even makes some us who wants to buy and listen to d msg not to, d prices should be moderated so pple can buy and listen to d msg, they can make profit bt not too much.

They are not to make profits at all, if they sell for the price of the materials used only, it wont be a case. But they sell to make profit. Did the Apostles of Christ writes other books outside the bible? If they choose to write books, why not make it free or charge only for the material,? God help us. Money has corrupt the minds of them all.

favcom: Chei, is it by force to 'perform' miracles?

No, its not by force, only the fraud pastors take it as by force. Some are true some are fake. The fake ones try to prove to the true ones that they also are true.
But only God knows their heart. But you as a Christian can also know when the preacher is false. The Holy Spirit helps u in identifying fraud preachers, even if you Are not to judge them, but must be glad they cant decieve us. God alone will handle the false preachers.

People pray for the Spirit of God to show u the true way. Else u are not misled by false testimonies be it good or bad.

He has proved himself worthy of ruling with Christ. Islam the true antichrist will kill more Christians. Christ said it. That he was persecuted so do those who follow him.
A bloody cult built in the name of fabri cated angel Gabriel. Hell awaiting all u who embrace ISLAM.

If there any church that dresses corporately it's CEC. You see the videos don't you? . It's  mostly suits and tie that seems to be almost official attire .

Sir the only Church that fits in the bolded is Deeper Life Ministry. Though there are others in this Category, but very few.
We are not talking about Pastors suits and tie here, but the Ladies. Most of these ladies actually do this to attract single brothers of course, but they ignore the fact that, there are likewise married brothers in the Church.
When u face some of them with the truth, their responds is, i beg leave me oo, i never marry oo. Or how i go take sell na! They believe it work for them so they will keep this system hence the Church is silent about it. The truth is that, This act is intentional period.

that was responsible? I am
sure that if the Christian
bombers had succeeded in
Bauchi, he would have
claimed it to be them. This
tells us that Christians are
bombing their churches
themselves not the Muslims. Pls make sure you spread this for the world to know the truth

You must live centuries to be able to spread ur socalled truth, Despirate Muslim, plz visit the Islamic nations website everyday and see how u can be sure its the Christians that still carry out bombing events there!
Unfinished Law of Muhammed is undenied.

@grey Bead: The devil also uses people to tempt and distract others and girls wearing revealing in church is an example of this.

God will bless you for this truth.

@thread, If the socalled Pastors truelly seek souls for Christ they will boldly preach the truth to the congregations.
Their fear is to loose members. Whats the use having uncountable pretending members in a church?  After all, Christ called his true followers in ( (Luke 12:32) "LITTLE FLOCK"

The dressing code must starts from the Top. Does the Pastor his wife appear decent? I believe they should show good example first. If they do, then they can openly without fear or favour rebuke this kind of fellows with intention to put fire in the house of God. Despirate girls are dangerous in the Church they should be wiped out with confronts.

Thank God for his words!

So true!

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It is unlimited and u can creat ur own playlist. I dont buy cds any more all u need do is type the name of the artist, here comes the list, Hillsongs, Don Moen, Paul Wilber etc, even Nigeria voice of the cross i found it with them. Music none stop, am sure u will enjoy it. Goodluck.

@JudeK2, u are getting it all right. So much strange practice in the church today. I still dont see why one should seek such test before marriage.There is nothing wrong for an infertility Christian couple to seek good advice from gynecologists or other fertility specialists, If they find out they ve infertility problems. What i see strange in this is that, Both man and woman have not even lived a healthy lifestyle together as married couple, try to prepare for pregnancy before they carry out the test. Where does the Church get these doctrines from? Am sure The bible Figures i previewsly mentioned, only discovered they were barren after a long marriage life with their spouse. And when they were sure they were barrened, They prayed fervently for conception, and they concieved. So i think today's christian couples indulged in this act should Put God first. If during marriage, infertility became a case, then continuing to pray for a child is certainly the the first option. Primarily, one ought to pray for God's will for thier lives. Its God's will that decides for us. We know that God has a divine plan for each of His loved children. God is the author of life. He allows conception and withholds conception. Doing the test before and having a positive result, and along, conception can still be withheld if God decides. He is sovereign and possesses all wisdom and knowledge. (James 1:17) “Every good and perfect gift is from above, ”. If we Know and accept these truths we will go a long way.